By Larry Fitzmaurice on August 22, 2011 at 2:10 p.m. EDT

The release date for Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IV has been pushed back so many times that it's totally understandable if anyone's been skeptical that the album will make its current August 29 release date. As it turns out though, the LP's scheduled to arrive on time-- right on time, in fact. As in, right when the clock strikes midnight on August 29, as Billboard reports. The midnight digital release is intended to capitalize on Wayne's performance at the MTV Video Music Awards this Sunday night, August 28. The physical edition will also be released on August 29.

By Tom Breihan on June 28, 2010 at 1:40 p.m. EDT

The Associated Press (via Billboard) reports that more than 100 people were hospitalized during last weekend's Electric Daisy Carnival, a huge rave festival held at L.A.'s Memorial Coliseum and Exposition Park. According to the L.A. Fire Department, some of the injuries came when gatecrashers attempted to rush past security without paying. ABC reports that 200 people were injured, with nearly half of the hospitalizations caused by alcohol or drugs.

By Tom Breihan on May 25, 2010 at 11:40 a.m. EDT

Sorry, Europe. You'll have to wait a little while before you get your faces annihilated by pure blood-gargling metal firepower. Mastodon have canceled a summer European tour because guitarist Bill Kelliher has been diagnosed with pancreatitis. Kelliher's doctors expect him to make a full recovery, but he'll have to sit out for a little while.

This isn't the first time the band has faced a problem like this one. In 2008, the band toured Europe as a trio after Kelliherinjured himself and was hospitalized. This time, though, they're not going to attempt the tour without Kelliher.

The band still plans to play on the BlackDiamondSkye tour of North America, where they'll share a bill with the Deftones and the reconstituted Alice in Chains. That one's set to begin in September.

By Ryan Dombal on May 25, 2010 at 10:45 a.m. EDT

Photo by Brian Leli

Last Friday, Bono underwent emergency back surgery in Munich, Germany after suffering a "severe compression of the sciatic nerve" and a "serious tear in the ligament and a herniated disc" that was causing "partial paralysis" in his leg, U2's website reports. No joke. Luckily, the surgery went off OK.

By Tom Breihan on May 21, 2010 at 3:30 p.m. EDT

Today, Bono underwent emergency surgery on his back at a hospital in Munich, as U2's website reports. The uber-famous frontman sustained an undisclosed injury "during tour preparation training," and he'll need to spend a few days in the hospital before finishing his recovery at home.

By Tom Breihan on April 29, 2010 at 11:20 a.m. EDT

UPDATE: Steven Drozd has Tweeted, "Thank you, everyone, for your concern. I had to do this and I'm getting it together."

Yesterday, Flaming Lips multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd was hospitalized for an as-yet-undisclosed reason, forcing the band to cancel appearances at a pair of festivals, SunFest in West Palm Beach, Florida and Memphis in May in Memphis, Tennessee. Last night, Lips drummer KliphScurlock left a Facebook status update that, at the very least, is somewhat reassuring:

By Tom Breihan on April 28, 2010 at 4:40 p.m. EDT

The Palm Beach Post reports that the Flaming Lips have pulled out of their slot at the Florida festival SunFest. A statement from the festival's organizers says that the Lips, scheduled to perform tomorrow night, have canceled because Lips multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd has been hospitalized. We haven't yet received any word on Drozd's condition. According to the band's reps, they may also have to postpone some other shows.

UPDATE: The Lips' appearance at the Memphis in May festival on May 1 has also been canceled.

By Tom Breihan on February 8, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. EST

Leonard Cohen's recent return to the stage has been drawing hosannas from just about everyone who's seen any of his shows. But Cohen is 75 years old. He was planning a short European tour in March, but recently suffered a compression injury in his lower back while exercising. Doctors have told him he'll need four to six months of physical therapy before he puts on any more marathon live shows.

Trooper that he is, Cohen has rescheduled all those shows for later in the year. And in a press release, manager Richard Kory says that he's otherwise in great shape.

By Ryan Dombal on January 29, 2010 at 12:40 p.m. EST

Israeli garage rockers Monotonix are known for their live insanity-- they hang from ceilings, jump of off each other, and sometimes play drums on top of their audience. (Check Flickr for plenty of visual evidence.) Somehow, the band has never suffered a serious injury during a show-- until now.

"We never stopped a show in 700 shows, but yesterday it seemed like we should," wrote the band in a MySpace post, referring to their January 27 gig at West Palm Beach, Florida's Respectable Street Cafe, during which singer Ami Shalev broke his leg.